试论汉代文化的重要特点之一:重视孝道与《孝经》

On the Filial Piety of Han Dynasty

孝道是中华民族悠久的历史传统。迄今为止的学者在谈到汉代文化时,往往忽略汉代的孝道与《孝经》。文章认为,汉代文化的突出特点是孝道,汉代是《孝经》最流行的时期,《孝经》在汉代受到空前绝后的重视。与先秦、秦朝相比,汉代的孝道之风出现了新的动向:一是汉代皇帝高度重视孝道;二是《孝经》有广泛的社会基础;三是汉代研究《孝经》的学者颇多;四是汉代对《孝经》的作用有所夸大。为什么当代学术界忽略了对汉代的孝道与《孝经》的研究呢?主要原因在于:历代学者的视野被风行于汉代的"五经"遮掩了。

This paper points out that Filial piety(Xiao Dao) is an essential cultural heritage in Chinese history.The Han dynasty has witnessed the prosperity of Filial piety when the book of Filial piety(Xiao jing)became popular.Nevertheless,this heritage has long been overlooked by subsequent scholars,whose vision had been overwhelmed by the popularity of 'the five classics'.